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Test automation is the use of software to control the execution of tests, the comparison of actual outcomes to predicted outcomes, the setting up of test preconditions, and other test control and test reporting functions. Under the right circumstances, it can allow for faster testing with fewer ...

I want to become a test automation engineer in the future. The thing that is concerning me is this:
I have always thought that test automation is using record-playback to test different application. ...

A typical job-post for a testing position:
Requirements:
Programming experience with Java, Python, VB or C#
Ability to write test cases and work with test-automation
Database knowledge
Experience in ...

Nervously looking at job posts, automation and programming is no longer "good-to-have". It is almost a must.
I'm a manual tester looking to start working towards automated testing/test automation. I ...

I am confused about automated testing. In my view Automated testing is the automation of test cases. Then what are automation tools like QTP and all? Do they automate test cases like I automate a test ...

After submitting a POST request with a button click from a webpage, I want to wait for 60 seconds and click a link on that same page.
The wait for 60 seconds part, is that possible to implement with ...

We have a big test suit with around 300+ tests. Now a days we are manually restoring database and creating few Data Objects and hard coding some data to feed into the tests. However, there are a lot ...

I am trying to configure RFT 8.6 with the installed browsers but getting errors while doing it, below are the configurations details of my setup followed up with the error I am facing...
RFT 8.6 on ...

Recently at my company we started to use Redcase plugin to store test cases for our main product.
Although it is good enough to store test cases, I am a bit skeptical regarding the 'execution suite' ...

I am new to Automation Testing,While writing automation script Using Selenium I am facing some issues,consider I have 7 Test Cases of which 2 Test Cases are repetitively failing but when I check those ...

There are very few tools available for WINCE Automation. We are running apps on devices running WINCE OS. Looking for pointers / learning's from folks who have done WINCE Automation ?
Tools Analysis ...

I am trying to create a set of Regression Test scripts to test the different Web Services and the corresponding methods related to my Web Application in HP UFT. I am using the API testing feature of ...

My client uses simple Selenium IDE scripts for regression testing. The issue is that when the scripts are shared, people's AD usernames and passwords are shared too.
I'm trying to put a stop to this ...

I'm using TestComplete 10.50 demo version ,my screen resolution is 1366 X 768 , and when I try to map objects , the highlighted objects are a little bit indented to the left from the original object.
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We are integrating with an out sourcing team to start automating our regular test cases
What is the best type of documents to explain our scenarios to the other team?
we want to explain to them how ...

I am writing a function which accepts array data as input,and according to the size of array I am filling to excel sheet. Also let me know is there any method get column size of array as array.leght ...

I currently work as a QA-engineer. Work a lot with java, selenium and test-automation.
But, unit-tests are something the developers have been doing and something that I fear. Is it difficult? Do you ...

I'm testing soap messages using RobotFramework and sudslibrary. I need to authenticate session with a certificate. Is there a way to do this? I did not find a mentioning of this in the documentation ...

I am just a beginner to Selenium Webdriver.I know some basics of it but i dont have whole contents about selenium webdriver with me which i should learn.i also know java and its concepts very well.So, ...

I was asked these questions during a job interview question. I totally stumbled on # 1 and for # 2 even though I answered but not a very convincing way. I would appreciate a concise and well phrased ...

Several months ago I started an experiment in test automation. Each test, before it starts, picks up random test data. For instance, when my test requires a user with administration privileges, I draw ...

I am a SQA professional with 15 years of experience. My industry experience is in games and in social network mobile platforms. I'm a very accomplished team leader and mentor, with more than a small ...

What kind of GUI automation tools or approaches do you know?
GUI testing means by testing of appearance of the application under test: size, form, colour of the object etc.
I know about GUI testing ...